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SAllIliFL KEEN, vOF EAST BRIDGrEWA'IliR, MASSACHUSETTS.

Letters Patent` No. 74,546, dated February 18, 1868,

IMPROVEMET IN BUTTER-WORKERS.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONGERN:

Be itknown that I, SAMUEL KERN, of East Bridgewater, in the4 county of Plymouth, and State of Massa chusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Butter-Workers; and I do hereby'declarethat the following is a full and exact description thereof', reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon. l

-The nature of my invention consists in combining with a peculiarly-constructed buttcr-receptacle, an oscil-v latingV paddle-or butter-worker. p

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I'will proceed to'describe its construction anduse. In the drawings- 4 Figure 1 is afvertieal section of my butter-worker.

Figure 2 is aperspectivc view ofthe same.

Figure 3 is' an' elevation ofthe paddle.

Figure 4 is a. section of the paddle on the line x y, iig. 3.

`A is aboard of convenient size, forming the base of my machine. B, g. l, is a block of wood, forming the bottom ofthe butter-receptacle, its upper surface being coneaved, as shown in section, fig. 1. C C', g. 2,

form the sides ofthe receptacle. D D D D, form theends of the receptacle. The end D D is free to slide outer open when it is desirable to put in or take out butter. E, iig. 2, is a cleat fastened to D for-convenience for handling. The parts D D" are attached to the parts D D by iiexible strips P P', iig. 1, and are so arranged that'they bear with considerable pressure upon the cylindrical part ot' the paddle, thus maintaining a tight joint.

The butter-.receptacle is lnotso tight as to prevent escape of the buttermilk, which oozes out of its joints and is collected bythe small channels Z111; The paddle, fig. 3, oscillates on the journals N N. The teeth K* K KH are formed as shown in the drawings, figs. 3 and 4, that is, the longest diameter of each tooth is diagonal to the plane ofmotion, while the extreme teeth `K Km are triangular in form, as shown in fig. 4. The object ot' this arrangement of teeth is tov secure a more complete agitation ofthe 'butter at each oscillation of the pad; die. H is a handle, which serves to oscillatc the paddle.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is 4 y "i, The paddle OrIhutCeF-WOYker H-K, when workingin the manner substantially as described, and for the purpose setV forth-. v i

Q. Comhining'the pieces D Dll with the pieces D D", by the elastic strips P P', substantially as described,

and for the purpose set forth.

Witnesses: p

FRANK G. Paarden, WILLIAM EDsoN.

SAMUEL KERN. 

